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Farmer heads RCC Small Business Center

ASHEBORO — Daniel K. Farmer has joined Randolph Community College as director of the Small Business Center.

In this position, he is responsible for organizing, implementing and administering the Small Business Center program which provides free classes, small business counseling and links to resources for local entrepreneurs.

The Small Business Center is now located in RCC’s newly opened Continuing Education and Industrial Center at 413 Industrial Park Ave., Asheboro.

Farmer, who began working for RCC Jan. 2, was introduced to the RCC Board of Trustees at its Jan. 17 meeting.

Farmer said his dream for RCC’s Small Business Center is “to help the entrepreneurs of Randolph County find the seeds of opportunity that are carried in the winds of change; to help them take those seeds and plant them in the fertile soil that is Randolph County’s bright future, and to work with them to nurture and care for the resulting crop so that it yields a harvest of hope and economic vitality for Randolph County.”

A native of Asheboro, Farmer graduated from Southwestern Randolph High School, earned an associate degree in Electrical/Electronics Technology from RCC and his bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from High Point University. He also completed a master’s degree in Organizational Management from Capella University. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Farmer has been teaching business and technology courses at both ECPI University in Greensboro and Strayer University for over five years in their schools of business. Before that, he was in the High Point University IT Department. During that time, Farmer had two small businesses that dealt with IT consulting for small businesses and a small business consulting company.

Prior to that period, he worked at The Timken Company in Randleman in various capacities.

Farmer is a professional member of Phi Beta Lambda, a nonprofit business education association.

He lives in Denton with his wife, Kelly, and their son, David, 2, and is the son of Herman and Eulonda Farmer of Asheboro.

Farmer is available for speaking engagements about the Small Business Center and its services; contact him at (336) 633-0240 or by email at dkfarmer@randolph.edu.